Curling device



May 27, 1947. gRANT 2,421,259

CURLING DEVICE Filed NOV. 9,. 1944 54mm AZQA/VT Ammwzr 15 [AWE/V7471? A Patented May 27, 1947 UNlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,421,259

CURLING DEVICE Samuel Grant, Chicago, Ill., assignor, by mesne assignments,. to. Helene. Curtis Industries, Inc.,

a corporation of Illinois Application November 9, 1944, Serial No. 562,629.

7= Claims. 1

The invention relates to improvements in curling devices, and more particularly to curling rods of a kind especially adapted for use in cold permanent waving of the hair, embodying novelly constructed means to facilitate the securement or a. hair tressv thereto preliminary to winding.

A curling rod of the kind. to which. this invention pertains preferably consists of a rod or like element suitably formed to enable a hai tress to be Wound thereon easily, quickly, and uni-- formly, and. positioned close. to the scalp, and includes means. to secure. the tress in place before and after the. winding operations. Such curling devices as are commonly employed usually lack means to retain the tress preliminary to winding or they embody holding means of a kind which is diflicult to manipulate and frequently is permanently attached to the: device.

It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a curling rod with novel means for detachably securing a clamping element thereto for retaining a hair tress in position on the rod preliminary to winding of the tress thereon.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curling rod of a kind having a fastening strand attached thereto for securing a tress wound thereon, with means to firmly clamp the hair tress preliminary to the winding operation.

Another object of the invention is to provide a curling rod with common means at one end to enable a clamp and a securing strand to be easily and quickly mounted on or demounted from said rod.

Another object is to provide a curling rod of the kind disclosed herein which i inexpensive to manufacture, easy to assemble, highly efficient and practical in use.

Other and further objects of the present invention will be apparent from the following description and claims and are illustrated in the accompanying. drawing which, by way of illustration, shows a preferred embodiment and the principle thereof which is comidered to be the best mode contemplated for applying that principle, Other embodiments of the invention, embodying the same or equivalent principle, may be used and structural changes may be made as desired by those skilled in the art, without departing, from the present invention and the purview of the appended claims.

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a curling rod embodying the. features of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view showing a. hair;

" tress attached to the curling rod preliminary to winding.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of one end of the. curling rod, showing the strand in section.

Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on line 4- l of Fig. 2. V

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken substantially on line 5-5. of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view illustratingthe rod having a hair tress wound and secured thereon.

Referring to the disclosure in the drawing, the curling rod. ll may consist of an elongated cylindrical member formed of suitable material, such as plastics, wood, glass, or the like, preferably shaped so as to provide a substantially concave medial portion terminating in enlarged, rounded end portions. The rod illustrated preferably is provided with a plurality of circumferentially spaced longitudinal. grooves or channels l2 which terminate short of the ends of the rod. The presence of such channels facilitates the penetration and distribution of the various solutions. or liquids which are applied to a curl after itv has been formed and secured upon the rod during the hair waving process. The channels also provide broken areas in the surface of the curling rod to prevent the operators fingers from slipping when the rod is grasped at its ends. and rotated to wind the hair tress thereon.

The present invention contemplates the provision of means, such as a clamp I3, on the curling rod whereby a tress of hair M, best illustrated in Fig. 2, may be firmly attached at its free end to the rod preliminary to being wound thereon. As illustrated, the clamp. l3, preferably fashioned from sheet material, includes an elongated body portion l3 suitably shaped to conformed to and lie flat against asurface of the curling rod when in clamping position so as to firmly bind the end of the hair tress between said body portion and the curling rod. The clamp i3 is pivotally mount ed to and adjacentv one end of the curling rod so that it: may be moved easily and quickly from the open position illustrated in dotted lines in 2 into the full line clamping position shown.

The pivotal mounting may best be provided by forming one end of the clamp it with spaced apart leg portions l5, each having an inwardly extending circular detent projection It at its free end providing bearing elements. adapted to cooperate with a transverse hole or recess ll formed in the end portion of the curling rod. It is preferred that the normal spacing of the leg portions 15 be substantially less than the diameter oi the curling rod H at its, end so that theleg 3 portions must necessarily be spread apart slightly while being attached so that the inherent resiliency of the sheet material from which the clamp I3 is formed retains the bearing portlions I6 seated in the respective ends of the hole Referring particularly to the disclosures in Figs. 4 and 5, it will be noted that the hole I! not only provides means to cooperate with the detent projections I6 on the clamp, but also provides means to facilitate the mounting and retention of a fastening strand I8, also provided on the end of the curling rod for a purpose to be explained hereinafter.

In use, the tress of hair I4 is initially clamped at its end to the curling rod II and said tress is then wound thereon by rolling the rod inwardly towards the scalp. After the tress has been fully wound, it is secured against unwinding. Such unwinding is prevented by the use of thestrand I8 which, as shown in Fig. 6, is brought into position to extend across the wound curl and has its free end portion frictionally or clampingly engaged in one of a plurality of slots I9 provided on the end of the curling rod opposite that carrying the clamp I3. Although other means may be fashioned on therod end to bind the free end of the strand, it is preferred that the slots, shown be fashioned by bifurcating the rod end in the manner illustrated.

It is preferred that the fastening strand I8 be formed of suitable elastic material, such as rub her or the like, and that it "be of a length less than" the length of the curling rod so that it is placed under tension when its free end is secured in the manner described hereinabove. It frequently occurs that the strand :8 is

broken, or that the material from which it is made deteriorates, or otherwise becomes defective, due tothe chemical action of such solutions as may be used during the permanent waving operations. Accordingly, the mounted end of the strand I8 is attached to the curling rod in such manner that it may be removed easily and quickly and a new one attached thereto without requiring the curling rod to be returned to the manufacturer for repair or replacement.

Such quick and easy detachment or attacbment of the strand I8 may best be facilitated by the present construction which is best illustrated in Figs. 3 to 5 inclusive.

As shown, an axial bore 2| is provided in the end of the rod to which the clamp I3 is attached and this bore communicates directly with the hole, I! so as to provide a continuous T-shaped passageway in said rod end. The bore 2i is smaller in diameter than the hole II so as to provide a shoulder 22 at the junction therebetween. The mounted end of the strand I8 is provided with an enlargement, preferably in the form of furrel 23, fashioned from a strip of metal or the like, suitably bent and clamped about the end of the strand. The furrel 23 cooperates with the shoulder 22 when the strand is in place to prevent its separation from the curling rod. The strand I8 is attached to the rod II before the clamp I3 is mounted in place. The insertion of the strand I8 into the position best illustrated in Fig. 5 preferably is accomplished by initially holding the end of the strand having the furrel 23 thereon against the end of the curling rod and then pressing or otherwise urgin said strand downwardly through a slot 24 provided in the rod end.

' 'The slot 24 communicates with the hole I! and the bore 2| so that the strand I8 when emerging from the inner end of said slot, during the mounting operation, passes freely into the hole I! and bore 2I. Similarly, the strand may be easily and quickly removed from the curling rod by drawing it outwardly through the slot 24. This mode of attachment is particularly advantageous because the furreled end of the strand is entirely concealed within the hole I! when the clamp I 3 is mounted in place.

If desired, a button-like element 25 may be provided on the free end of the strand I8 so that it may be easily engaged between the fingers and drawn across the curl for securement in the slots I9 at the other end of the curling rod. The button-like element 25 may be of any suitable shape and it also may be provided with a slot 26 comvided by the instant construction, primarily because it is readily assembled at low cost, the clamp I3 may be easily and quickly removed should its use not be desired or should replacement of the strand I8 be required; and the strand I8 may be easily and quickly attached to or removed from the curling rod.

Although a preferred form of construction has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing and described in detail herein, it should be understood that the invention is capable of embodyinga wide variety of modifications and that it may be embodied in the construction of curling rods of sizes and shapes other than the particular size and form of rod herein disclosed.

Iclaim: Y

1. A curling rod comprising, in combination, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon, said body having a diametrical hole extending therethrough adjacent one end and an axial bore in said end communicating with said diametrical hole, a clamp on said rod, said clamp having bearing portions at an end journalled in said diametrical hole, and a fastening strand mounted in said axial bore extending beyond the said body end,

2. A curling rod comprising in combination an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon having a plurality of longitudinal channels on its surface terminating short of its ends and a transverse opening adjacent one of its ends, a clamp for said hair tress on said body pivotally mounted at an end in said opening, said body end having an axial bore communicating with said transverse opening, and a fastening strand anchored atan end in said transverse opening and projecting through said axial bore adapted to be extended across said wound hair tress and detachably secured at its other end to theother end of the body.

3. A curling rod comprising, in combination, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress Wound thereon, said body having a diametrical hole extending therethrough adjacent one end and an axial bore in said end communicating with said opening, said bore being of lesser diameter than said hole to provide a shoulder at their juncture, a fastening strand projecting from said rod and through said bore, said strand having means on an end enclosed within the diametrical bore and abutting the shoulder to prevent its withdrawal outwardly through said bore, a clamp pivotally mounted at one end in said diametrical bore adapted to lie against said rod to hold a hair tress during initial winding of said hair tress on said rod, and means on the other end or said rod to receive the free end of the fastening strand when said strand is extended across the curl to prevent the curl from unwinding. i.

4. A curling rod comprising, in combination, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon, said body having a diametrical hole extending therethrough adjacent one end and an axial bore in said end communicating with said opening, said bore being of lesser diameter than said hole to provide a shoulder at their juncture, a fastening strand projecting from said rod end through said bore, said strand having means on an end enclosed within the diametrical core and abutting the shoulder to prevent its withdrawal outwardly through said bore, and a clamp pivotally mounted at one end in said diametrical bore adapted to lie against said rod to hold a hair tress during initial winding of said hair tress on said rod.

5. A curling rod comprising, in combination, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon, said body having a diametrical hole extending therethrough adjacent one end and an axial bore in said end communicating with said opening, said bore being of lessthe diametrical bore and abutting the shoulder to prevent its withdrawal outwardly through said bore, said hole and bore being connected by a common slot in the body end through which the strand may be drawn to engage the means against said shoulder, a clamp pivotally mounted at one end in said diametrical bore adapted to lie against said rod to hold a hair tress during initial winding of said hair tress on said rod, and means on the other end of said rod to receive the free end of the fastening strand when said strand is extended across the curl to prevent the curl from unwinding.

6. In a curling rod, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon, having a diametrical opening adjacent one end, a

6 clamp to initially secure the end of the hair tress to said rod, said clamp including bearing portions journalled in opposite ends of said opening, said rod end having an axial opening of lesser diameter than said diametrical opening come municating with said diametrical opening, a shoulder at the juncture of said openings, a strand projecting from said opening adapted to be extended across a wound tress to prevent its unwinding and be detachably secured at its free end to the other end of the body, and a furrel on the anchored end of said strand confined in said diametrical opening and abutting said shoulder to prevent Withdrawal of the strand through the axial opening,

7. In a curling rod, an elongated shaped body adapted to have a hair tress wound thereon, having a diametrical opening adjacent one end, a clamp to initially secure the end of the hair tress to said rod, said clamp including bearing portions journalled in opposite ends of said opening, said rod end having an axial opening of lesser diameter than said diametrical opening communicating with said diametrical opening, a shoulder at the juncture of said openings, a strand projecting from said opening adapted to be extended across a wound tress to prevent its unwinding and be detachably secured at its free end to the other end of the body, and a furrel on the anchored end of said strand confined in said diametrical opening and abutting said shoulder to prevent withdrawal of the strand through the axial opening, both of said openings hav ing a connecting slot opening on to the surface of the body end for passage of the strand while being mounted on Or removed from said end.

SAMUEL GRANT.

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